FIFA president Gianni Infantino has responded to criticism he has received after he took a selfie next to Pele’s open coffin at a ceremony for the Brazilian football icon on Monday, January 2. Infantino was one of the thousands who travelled to Vila Belmiro stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil to pay their respects to Pele

A popular Juju Priest, Fadayomi Kehinde, popularly called Ejiogbe has reportedly died in a hotel during a sex romp with his partner. The event it was learnt occurred on Monday, January 2, 2022, in Ikere Ekiti, Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti State. While the identity of the woman is yet to be ascertained, OLoo

“Tiger King” star, Joe Exotic’s divorce from Dillion Passage has been finalized.  TMZ reported that the marriage dissolution was finalized on Tuesday, January 3, in Santa Rosa County, Florida. Joe and Dillon have been separated for years now, but their divorce wasn’t filed until March 2021, and there were so many challenges along the way. Joe has been on and

Barcelona has been fined £705,000sz for breaching La Liga’s Financial Fair Play regulations. The Spanish football club which has been struggling financially in recent years, racking up enormous debts and not even being able to register new signings, had asked first-team players to reduce their wages. They also recouped funds through selling other parts of the club such as

The new naira notes remained scarce across the banking sector on Tuesday, even as the January 31 deadline for the expiration of the old ones draws near. A visit to some banks in Lagos on Tuesday showed that lenders were dispensing mostly old notes to customers. Some banks said a customer could withdraw a maximum

Tuesday, January 3, 2023 Troops of Operation Forest Sanity Troops of Operation Forest Sanity have eliminated four terrorists and recovered arms, ammunition, as well as other items, in two encounters in Kaduna State. Its spokesperson, Musa Danmadami, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Mr Danmadami said the troops had, on Sunday

Digital Currency Group is facing problems on multiple fronts. Key Takeaways Digital Currency Group brought old problems into the new year. Gemini co-founder Cameron Winklevoss posted an open letter criticizing DCG CEO Barry Silbert's actions with regards to Genesis’ liquidity crunch. Grayscale’s Ethereum Trust is also trading at a record discount of -60%. Barry Silbert’s

Tuesday, January 3, 2023 Dauda Biu The newly appointed corps marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Biu, has assured Nigerians of adequate logistics during the 2023 general elections. Mr Biu gave the assurance during his decoration by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, on Tuesday in Abuja.

Tuesday, January 3, 2023 Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar As the 2023 elections draw near, Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has labelled Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a liar who cannot explain the source of his wealth. Mr Tinubu threw jab at Mr Abubakar while addressing North-West

Tuesday, January 3, 2023 Ministries, Departments and Agencies in Abia recorded a low turnout of civil servants as work resumed Tuesday after the New Year celebration. The correspondent who monitored the resumption of work in Umuahia reports that only a few workers were seen at their duty posts. Most of the offices visited at the

Tuesday, January 3, 2023 Mongolia Mongolia’s population growth has been slowing since 2020, the chairman of the National Statistics Office, Batmunkh Batdavaa, said on Tuesday. He said the country’s population had grown by an average annual rate of 2.2 per cent from 2010 to 2020. Mr Batdavaa said the average annual growth rate had decreased

President Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has said he will forward the comprehensive Borrowing Plan for 2023 to the National Assembly for consideration. The President made this known after signing the 21.83 trillion naira 2023 Appropriation Bill into law on Tuesday at the State House, Abuja. He said since the Budget is a deficit one, borrowing